Durie Hill Elevator
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Durie Hill Elevator is a historic public underground elevator in Whanganui, New Zealand, that transports passengers between the city and the Durie Hill suburb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Durie Hill Elevator canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3827121 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durie Hill Elevator Context triple: [Whanganui, hasLandmark, Durie Hill Elevator]
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A.
West Hill Cliff Railway
West Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers between the town and the top of West Hill overlooking the seafront and Old Town.
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B.
Oregon City Municipal Elevator
The Oregon City Municipal Elevator is a historic public elevator in Oregon City that uniquely connects the city's lower and upper levels and serves as both transportation infrastructure and a local landmark.
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C.
Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
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D.
Central–Mid-Levels Escalator
The Central–Mid-Levels Escalator is a long outdoor escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong that connects the Central business district with the Mid-Levels residential area and is known as one of the world’s longest covered escalator systems.
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E.
Wellington Cable Car
The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durie Hill Elevator Target entity description: Durie Hill Elevator is a historic public underground elevator in Whanganui, New Zealand, that transports passengers between the city and the Durie Hill suburb.
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A.
West Hill Cliff Railway
West Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers between the town and the top of West Hill overlooking the seafront and Old Town.
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B.
Oregon City Municipal Elevator
The Oregon City Municipal Elevator is a historic public elevator in Oregon City that uniquely connects the city's lower and upper levels and serves as both transportation infrastructure and a local landmark.
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C.
Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
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D.
Central–Mid-Levels Escalator
The Central–Mid-Levels Escalator is a long outdoor escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong that connects the Central business district with the Mid-Levels residential area and is known as one of the world’s longest covered escalator systems.
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E.
Wellington Cable Car
The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage structure
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public transport facility ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ underground elevator ⓘ |
| accesses |
Durie Hill suburb
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surface form:
Durie Hill residential area
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| architect | Samuel Hurst Seager ⓘ |
| connects |
Durie Hill suburb
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city of Whanganui ⓘ
surface form:
Whanganui city centre
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| constructionStartDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| elevatorType | electric elevator ⓘ |
| function |
public transport
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tourist service ⓘ |
| hasAccess | pedestrian tunnel ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
underground approach tunnel
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vertical shaft ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | heritage-listed structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Durie Hill suburb ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Durie Hill War Memorial Tower
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Whanganui River ⓘ |
| location | Whanganui ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| operator | Whanganui District Council ⓘ |
| owner | Whanganui District Council ⓘ |
| partOf | Durie Hill infrastructure ⓘ |
| significance |
historic engineering work
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iconic landmark of Whanganui ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| transportType | passenger elevator ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Durie Hill Elevator Description of subject: Durie Hill Elevator is a historic public underground elevator in Whanganui, New Zealand, that transports passengers between the city and the Durie Hill suburb.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.